But as Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, reminded the chamber, this criticism is not only hypocritical — it flies in the face of the UN’s own resolutions.
Following the 9/11 attacks, the UN Security Council passed resolution 1373, making it explicitly clear: no sovereign state has the right to harbour terrorists. If terrorists operate from within your borders, you cannot hide behind sovereignty as a shield. That was the world’s response when America was attacked. The principle was supposed to be universal.
And indeed, other nations have acted on it without reproach. The United States killed Osama Bin Laden deep inside Pakistan, without asking permission, and the world cheered. France, the UK, and others have also pursued terrorists across borders — again, without the torrent of criticism now being unleashed at Israel.
So why the double standard? Why is Israel held to a different set of rules?
The answer is obvious: an entrenched anti-Israel bias at the UN and among many of its member states. When Israel defends itself, it is branded a violator of international law. When others do the same, it is celebrated as justice served.
This is not just unfair — it is shameful. The UN was supposed to stand for principles applied equally to all nations. Instead, it has become a stage for political grandstanding, where Israel is singled out again and again, no matter how clear the case for its actions.
Danny Danon’s speech cut through the hypocrisy with brutal clarity: if the US was justified in hunting Bin Laden in Pakistan, why is Israel condemned for targeting the masterminds of terror hiding in Doha? There is no honest answer — only political convenience.
The reality is simple. Terrorists who hide behind borders remain terrorists. Any state that shelters them is complicit. And any international body that condemns Israel for doing what others have done — what the UN itself has said is legitimate — reveals not principle, but prejudice.
The shame is not Israel’s. It is the UN’s.
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